Baby holder for children&#39;s chairs



Sept. 15, 1953 B. HLlVKA BABY HOLDER FOR CHILDRENS CHAIRS File d June15, 1950 mam \& A h "1 INVENTOR BERNICE HLIVKA FIG.

ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 15, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BABYHOLDER FOR CHILDREN'S CHAIRS Bernice Hlivka, Minneapolis, Minn.

Application June 15, 1950, Serial No. 168,271

2 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for holding a baby in achair.

Baby holders heretofore devised for children's chairs have beeninadequate in meeting the numerous requirements of a satisfactoryarticle of such nature which call for a holder of relatively ample,durable, sanitary and inexpensive consiruction that is not onlyconveniently used and adjusted to fit a baby of any size, but also onethat is comfortable to the baby and at the same time operable securelyto hold the baby in the chair despite all of its efforts to get out ofthe chair.

The present device meets all of the said requirements desired in asatisfactory baby holder for a childs chair. It is constructed ofwashable fabric or other suitable flexible material in elongatedformation and includes connected back and seat sections which are paddedfor the baby's comfort. Tie straps attached to the back section andadapted to be tied together about the back of the chair serve to holdsaid back section in place against the front of the chair-back. Incontinuation of the seat section is a crotch section and in continuationof said crotch section is an apron section. A waist strap for the apronsection is medially secured at one edge thereof to the upper edge of theapron section and is adapted either to lie laterally extended from saidapron section or laterally folded thereon in effect to shorten theapron. Sets of horizontally paired loops are applied to the front of theback section at different elevations selectively to receive the ends ofthe waist strap according to the babys size, said ends of said waiststrap being adapted to be tied together about the back of the chair,thereby snugly to girth the waist of the baby and hold the baby centeredin the chair.

The bottom section and the apron section are [each provided at each ofits outer edges with a.

tab extending therealong. Each tab on the apron section is provided withan outer pair and an inner pair of fastener members and each tab on theseat section is provided with a series of fastener members along itsouter edge. The fastener members of each of said outer and inner pairsthereof on each tab of the apron section are adapted selectively tocoact with any two adjacent fastener members on the corresponding tab ofthe seat section to join the seat section and apron section snugly aboutthe corresponding thigh of the baby adjacently above the knee in accordwith the length and girth of the thigh.

In the accompanying drawing,

Fig. 1 is a plan view illustrating a baby holder embodying my inventionand showing the holder as flatly spread out.

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the structure shown in Fig. 1'.

Fig. 3 is a perspective front-quarter view showing the baby holderillustrated in Figs. 1. and 2 as applied to a childs chair.

Fig. 4 is a perspective rear-quarter view of the baby holder and chairshown in Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawing, it will be seen that the embodiment of myinvention therein illustrated consists of an elongated holder Aincluding a back section In, a seat section I I in continuation of saidback section, a crotch section I2 in continuation of said seat section,an apron section I3 in continuation of said crotch section, and a waiststrap I4 intermediately joined at one edge thereof to the free or upperend of the apron section I3. In the form of baby holder illustrated, Ihave shown the end portions of the waist strap I4 constituted as byterminal pieces I4a of tape-like material. Although not necessary, this.means of acquiring the desired overall length in said waist strap I4has been found to be advantageou in the manufacture of the holder.Preferably, the holder A will consist of two sheets I5, I6 of fabric orother suitable flexible material stitched one upon the other, thematerial being such that it can be readily cleansed with a dampenedwiping cloth. Optionally a marginal binding strip, as at 11, and adecorative ruffle, as at I8, may be stitched to the sheets of materialI5, I6. The back-section It and the seat section I I are padded with asuitable filling material I9 placed between the two sheets of flexiblematerial I 5, I6 making up the device proper.

Placed in a childs chair, as in the chair shown at B, the back sectionII) of the baby holder A rests against the forward side of thechair-back 20 and the seat section II of the holder rests upon thechair-seat 2|. For thus holding said backsection ID in place, it issupplied with .a pair of tie straps 22 ecured thereto at its edgesintermediate the ends thereof, said straps 22 being adapted to be passedaround the back :20 of the chair and knotted together at the rearthereof as seen in Fig. 4.

Ordinarily, upon placing a baby in the holder .A, the crotch-section I2and apron section I3 will be draped down in front of the chair B. Havingseated the baby on the seat section In of the holder A, the apronsection I3 will be lifted into position somewhat as shown in Fig. 3 withthe crotch section I2 of the holder between the legs of the child.

For coaction with the free ends of the waist strap I4, I have providedat the front of the back section III upper and lower sets 23, 23a ofhorizontally paired loops 24, 24a, the same consisting of two straps 25located in spaced apart parallel relationship extending lengthwise ofsaid back section it and fastened at their ends and intermediatelythereof to said back-section as by stitching 2% or other suitable means.The ends of the waist strap i i are passed through their correspondingloops 2a or Z ta of one or the other of the horizontally paired sets53,- 2'3a thereof from the inner sides of the loops. Thence said ends ofsaid Waist strap it are oppositely passed: around the back it of thechair B and knotted together at the rear thereof as shown" in Fig, 4.The lower set 23a of loops 24a are positioned approximately at theelevation of the arms 2? of the chair B so that the ends of' the waiststrap i4 running through either of the sets 23, 23a of loops 2 3, 2 3amay be passed under the chair-arrns 2? before tying said ends of saidwaist strap i l about the back it! of the chair, thereby to thwart therising of a baby from its safely seated position on the seat 2! of thechair.

The Waist strap it may be laterally folded upon the upper marginalportion of the apron section it or unfolded and laterally extended, asshown in Fig. 3, in effect to shorten or lengthen said apron sectionHaving regard to the size of the child to be held in the holder A,appropriate choice of said folded or unfolded disposition f the waiststrap It and appropriate choice of sets 23 of the horizontally pairedloops 2 3' through which the ends of the waist strap E'Ll'are to bepassed will result in locating the waist strap [4' at the babys waistline while snugly yetcomfortabl'y fitting the apron section itlengthwise thereof to the infants body, whatever its size.

' The seat section if of the holder A is formed at each of its outeredges with a tab 2'8 extending thercalong and, likewise, the apronsection it is formed at each of its outer edges with a tab 22 extendingalong the same. Each tab 23 of the apron section '3' is provided with anouter pair of mal snap fastener members 31' and with an inner pair Staof similar fastener members' L la and each tab 538 of the-seat sectionif is provided with a series of female snap fastener members 32'extending therealong'; The outer pair Si? of fastener members 3! and theinner pair 36a of fastener members era on each tab 29 of the apronsection E3 are engaged selectively with any two of the fastener members32 on the corresponding tab 28 of the seat section I lto join said apronsection and seat section snugly about the corresponding thigh of thebaby; whateve: its size, always above the knee and adjacent thereto.

From the foregoing it will be readily comprehended that my improved babyholder may be comfortably fitted to a baby of any size. and altered inthe fitting thereof in conformity with the developm nt of the childuntil it outgrows the need of such a holder. Said holder properly fittedto a baby will harness the' ch ild in seated position in a chairsecurely against any effort it may make to slide" out of the chair or'tostand up therein and" thereby endanger its toppling from the chair. Inthus protecting the baby against falls, the waist strap I4 holds thebaby against the back section it of the holder A and down in the chair.Also, it'holds said" back section it against the back 2c of the chair Bsimilarly to the tie straps 22 on said back section H] which serve suchpurpose prior to the placing of a bab in the holder as well'as after thebaby is placed therein. With said Waist strap l4 drawn about the waistof the baby through one of the sets "23, 23a of loops 24, 25a under thearms 21 of the chair B and with the apron section I3 snugly tightlengthwise thereof and the thigh embracing portions of said apronsection [3 and said seat section i I snugly tight about the thighs ofthe baby above the knees, the child is unable to draw its knees intotheholder in any effort made to stand in the chair by getting its feeton the seat of the chair.

Changes in the specific form of my invention, as herein described, maybe made within the scopeof what is claimed without departing from thespirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protectby Letters Patent is:

1. A baby holder for a childs chair, the same being constructed offlexible material in elongated formation and comprising a back section,a seat section in continuation of said back section, a. crotch sectionin continuation of said seat section, an apron section in continuationof said crotch section, tie means at the upper portion of the apronsection" for securing thesame" to the back of the chair and snugly aboutthe Waist of the" baby; fastening elements at each of the outer marginalportions of" the apron section; fastening elements at each" of the outermarginal por tions of the seat section", the fastening elements of onesection" being spaced apart laterally of the holder and the fasteningelements of the otl'ier section being spaced apart longitudinally of theholder, the-fastening elements at eachmarginal portion of one of saidsections being c'ooperable selectively with the fastening elements atthe corresponding marginal portion of the other of said section'sadjusta'bly to join said seat and apron's'ections' snugly about theouter side of corresponding leg' of a baby at the thigh.

2. A baby holderfor a childs chair, the same being constructed offlexible material in elongated formation and comprising a back section,a seat section in continuation of said back: section, a crotch sectionin continuation ofsaid seat section; an apron section in continuation ofsaid crotch section, means for adjustably fastening together thecorresponding outer marginal portions of i said apron section and seatsection to jointhem snugly about the outer side of the corresponding legof the baby at the thigh; tie straps-extending from-opposite sides ofthe waist portion of" the apron section; loops disposed in pairsadjacently to one another longitudinally of the back section at thefront thereof, the loops of each pair being respectively disposedadjacent opposite side edgesof said back section, said'tie straps beingadapted to be threaded through their corresponding loops of that pairthereof selected in accord with the adjustment made in fastening themarginal portions of the apronsection to the marginal portions" of thescat section; said tie straps being adaptedthence to bedrawn about andtiedto the back of the chair securing the holder in thechair and snuglygirthing the apron section and back section of said holder about'tliewaist of the baby. BERNICE HLIVK-A;

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